The Morrison Dublin, Curio Collection by Hilton

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Why this one

The Morrison earns its place on the strength of one signal that swallows the rest. 29 of the 46 reviews we read mention the location, which is 63% of the sample. Almost two out of three guests reach for the same word before they reach for anything else. The building sits on Ormond Quay Lower, on the north bank of the Liffey, and Temple Bar is a short walk across the river. Trinity College and St Patrick's Cathedral turn up in the reviews as walking distances too. Staff come second with 23 mentions, half the sample. Guests remember being recognised on a return visit and name front desk and porter help without being asked. The restaurant grill lands 17 mentions, cleanliness 15 and breakfast 9. The bed and pillows show up alongside the bathroom in several reviews, which tells you the room itself holds up after people stop talking about the postcode. Five stars, 4.5 out of 5 across 2310 Google reviews. This is a hotel that does the basics repeatedly and gets praised for it in the same breath as its address.

What guests keep saying

Location is the headline. 29 of 46 reviews, 63%, mention it, and the phrasing barely changes from one to the next: great location, ideal for exploring, within walking distance of shops, bars and the sights. Temple Bar, Trinity College and St Patrick's Cathedral recur as destinations people actually walked to. Staff come next at 23 mentions, half the sample, with guests describing them as helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. The restaurant grill appears in 17 reviews, cleanliness in 15 and breakfast in 9. The bathroom and the bed each turn up in a smaller cluster, usually in the same sentence about the room being modern and spotless. Room size gets 6 mentions, and where it appears the note is that the room is large by European standards.

• locationpraised 29 / 63%

  “Nice hotel in a great location.”

• staffpraised 23 / 50%

  “Thank you so much Rory and staff!”

• the restaurantpraised 17 / 37%

  “The restaurant grill is excellent.”

• cleanlinesspraised 15 / 33%

  “Our room was modern and spotless.”

• breakfastpraised 9 / 20%

  “Some really good staff, Hotel is clean, breakfast was okay.”

• the bathroompraised 7 / 15%

  “The bathroom was lovely, the bed and pillows comfortable.”

• room sizepraised 6 / 13%

  “The shower was perfect, roomy, and water pressure was fabulous.”

• check-inpraised 5 / 11%

  “Initial check in person was rude.”

• how quiet it ispraised 5 / 11%

  “The hotel and surrounding area is quiet.”

• the bedpraised 4 / 9%

  “The bathroom was lovely, the bed and pillows comfortable.”

• value for moneypraised 4 / 9%

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The bit the hotel does not tell you

Several reviews mention a service charge added to the bill, described as a surprise. If you are budgeting, ask at check-in whether your rate carries it and what it covers, so the final number does not catch you out. The same reviews that flag it still rate the hotel highly, so it reads as a detail to confirm rather than a reason to look elsewhere.

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